Digital banking solutions provider Alkami secures funding for growth

January 12, 2018

Alkami Technology Inc., a provider of digital banking solutions to credit unions and banks, has announced a strategic investment by General Atlantic, a growth…

Fime Savvi platform qualified by Union Pay International

January 12, 2018

Fime has announced the qualification of its Savvi test platform by UnionPay International. Qualification means that acquirers overseas can now receive local…

Visa boards the signature-free EMV bandwagon at last

January 12, 2018

Visa has now joined the other major card networks in eliminating the signature requirement for consumer purchases made in the U.S. with an EMV-enabled…

Wells Fargo rolls out Fitbit Pay mobile payment capabiltiy

January 12, 2018

Wells Fargo & Co. has partnered with wearables provider Fitbit to launch Fitbit Pay, a solution that will allow the financial institution's customers to…

Keeping up with consumers: Is it really worth the hassle?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Panelists at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas drew an SRO crowd for "Never talk to a human again," a discussion of heightened consumer…

ICBA Bancard offers NYCE access to community banks

January 11, 2018

ICBA Bancard, the payments services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has announced that it will offer NYCE Payments Network LLC…

Brink's to buy Brazilian cash-handling business

January 11, 2018

The Brink's Co., a provider of cash management, secure logistics and security solutions, has agreed to purchase Brazil-based Rodoban for approximately $14…

TD Bank onboards AI expertise with acquisition of Layer 6

January 11, 2018

TD Bank has announced the acquisition of Layer 6 Inc., a Toronto, Ontario-based artificial intelligence company.

Vantiv stockholders OK Worldpay merger

January 11, 2018

At a special meeting, stockholders of Vantiv Inc. voted to approve all proposals necessary for Vantiv to acquire Worldpay Group PLC and create Worldpay Inc.

NCR technology powers Philippine FI's 1st all-digital branch

January 11, 2018

NCR Corp. and Union Bank of the Philippines have announced the unveiling of the first prototype branch under the bank's digital transformation strategy.

2018: a Big Year for Data in Banking

2018 is set to be an important year for data within the banking industry. Two major pieces of legislation, PSD2 and GDPR, are going to open up traditional…

Securing ATMs against Meltdown and Spectre

Meltdown and Spectre should be taken seriously by ATM operators. However, by concentrating on what's important and actively applying the best security…

Cennox acquires UK-based ATM installer, security provider Acketts

January 9, 2018

Banking solutions provider Cennox has completed its acquisition of Acketts Group Ltd., a U.K.-based ATM installation and security business, for an undisclosed…

Dolphin Debit adds 5 FIs to ATM management portfolio

January 9, 2018

Dolphin Debit, a full-service ATM management company, has been tapped to provide services for five financial institutions — including four credit unions and…

Visa, Dynamics unveil multifeature wallet card

January 9, 2018

Visa Inc. and Dynamics Inc., an intelligent card developer, have unveiled the Dynamics Wallet Card, a connected payment card slated for availability early this…

UK government, industry reps aim to stem surge in ATM explosive attacks

January 9, 2018

Executives from Newcastle, England-based ATM security company Lockpoint will meet this week with U.K. officials to discuss a persistent trend of gas attacks…

LG Pay slated for US debut

January 9, 2018

LG Electronics has announced plans to launch its mobile wallet service in the U.S. by July 1, according to media reports from South Korea, the only country…

AML, KYC and the smartphone

New mobile technologies make it possible for payments companies to leverage consumers' smartphones as an identity device, enabling compliance with AML and KYC…

ATM forecasts and fortunes for 2018

by atm Atom — blogger, atmatom

Blogger Daryl Cornell of Triton Systems offers five fearless predictions for 2018 — along with the caveat that any or all might be "off the mark, highly…

Report: Banks expect to face challenges in 2018

January 4, 2018

Banks are expected to face some obstacles in the coming year, according to Mercator Advisory Group's 2018 outlooks for both the banking and payments industries.